Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 403: A Bit Proud

Ah Wang carried the already badly damaged head wolf, holding a torch and walking in front.

Liu Ji carried the exhausted and weakened Da Lang in the middle.

Qin Yao held her own and Da Lang’s weapons at the back. The three adults and one child returned to the Liu Family Village an hour later than the Wolf Killing Team.

Over at the ancestral hall, it was brightly lit at this moment.

The sixteen wolf carcasses from the Wolf Killing Team were neatly arranged on the drying mats outside the ancestral hall doors.

The hour was already quite late, by this time on other days, the villagers would already be asleep.

But tonight, sleep was destined to be elusive.

From young to old, every family, regardless of the freezing cold, gathered at the ancestral hall entrance, pointing and discussing the sixteen wolf carcasses, their emotions excited, unable to calm down for a long time.

Seeing the torchlight appearing at the foot of North Mountain from a distance, Liu Bai and Liu Zhong immediately left the gossiping villagers to greet them.

At the sudden sight of Ah Wang draped with the tattered head wolf, the brothers were almost scared out of their wits.

But they quickly realized that the ferocious head wolf was dead; they secretly let out a sigh of relief while also being amazed.

Liu Bai tentatively asked, "Was this wolf killed by sister-in-law?"

Liu Ji, carrying Da Lang, gave him a mysterious smile, didn’t answer, just shook his head, leaving the mystery for them to guess themselves.

Feeling a little proud inside, thinking, "This was killed by my son."

Such a big wolf is amazing, isn’t it!

Qin Yao stepped forward, motioned for Ah Wang to hand over the head wolf’s body to Liu Bai and Liu Zhong, and said:

"You take the wolf carcass first, Da Lang is a bit tired, we’ll head home first, we’ll discuss any matters tomorrow."

Liu Bai and Liu Zhong stepped forward to take it, feeling a sudden heaviness; this wolf was over twice the weight of the other gray wolves.

Fortunately, being two grown men, one grabbed the head and the other the legs, they managed to half-carry and half-lift it away.

Seeing Qin Yao’s cold face, the brothers dared not ask more, but the ancestral hall needed her to preside over the situation now.

Liu Bai hurriedly asked, "Aren’t you going to the ancestral hall, sister-in-law? What about these wolf carcasses and the money the villagers collected earlier, how will it be distributed?"

Liu Zhong bitterly supplemented on the side, "If these two things aren’t sorted out tonight, the villagers will probably stay awake."

The wolves are treasures, with seventeen wolf carcasses, not mentioning the hides alone, but just the bones and meat can amount to over two thousand pounds, how can people not keep an eye on it?

Qin Yao nodded to express understanding, waved her hand to signal Ah Wang and Liu Ji to go ahead.

"The money is with Liu Qi, just split it equally among the Wolf Killing Team members as we discussed earlier." Qin Yao instructed as she walked: "As for these wolves, let the village chief handle it."

Seeing that Qin Yao didn’t have any intention to take more, Liu Bai and Liu Zhong were aware.

The reason the villagers hadn’t acted was waiting for Qin Yao’s words.

She was the main contributor tonight, naturally, her word should decide the distribution.

After all, the Wolf Killing Team members did not really exert much effort, once in North Mountain, with just one fling of their sticks, most of them hadn’t encountered the wolf pack, as the wolves had already been shot dead by Qin Yao.

Only Liu Zhong and his team were unfortunate enough to have the head wolf in their faces.

But fortunately, there was no real danger, just some bruises and scratches from rocks and branches, a few days rest would be fine.

Reaching the village entrance, Liu Bai and Liu Zhong carried the head wolf’s body towards the ancestral hall, parting ways.

Over at the ancestral hall, following Qin Yao’s instructions, after the village chief gave the order, villagers immediately took action to face the wolves, sharpening their knives.

At Qin Yao’s side, she had the only relatively intact Ah Wang retrieve the three children from the old house.

The family shut the courtyard door, keeping the cheerfulness and noise outside.

Qin Yao went inside and lit all the candlesticks.

Ah Wang entered the kitchen, tirelessly started a fire to heat water.

Liu Ji put down Da Lang from his back, seeing the warm candlelight, finally felt the world turning real.

The sounds of disgust and surprise came from Second Lang and the Dragon and Phoenix Twins, Liu Ji lowered his head to look, gasping at once: "Oh no, the clothes are completely ruined!"

The clothes on his body were soaked in Da Lang’s blood, both smelly and disgusting.

The half-alive Da Lang on the chair looked more miserable, drenched entirely by the head wolf’s innards and blood, appearing like a blood-soaked figure pulled straight from a pool of blood.

Second Lang and Third Brother and Fourth Sister looked at their big brother in such a state, too scared to speak, staring wide-eyed in horror at their father.

Only when they heard Liu Ji say, "He’s fine, still alive," did the siblings dare to approach their elder brother.

Third Brother waved his hand in front of Da Lang’s face, and Da Lang impatiently glared back, causing the little fellow to "yelp" and retreat three meters away.

Fourth Sister looked at her little brother shaking her head helplessly, tried reaching out her little hand to poke Big Brother.

"Don’t touch him!" Qin Yao suddenly appeared, shooing the little ones away, lest there’d be more blood-covered children later.

Although she wasn’t responsible for washing clothes, washing in hot water in winter does consume firewood, saving on any bit is good.

After driving the little ones away, Qin Yao squatted in front of Da Lang, first picking up his hands to inspect.

The backs of his hands had scrapes, elbows had bruises, but thanks to the straw protection, there were no cuts and bleeding.

After checking his hands, she looked at his feet and body, touching his bottom, the boy who had been playing dead couldn’t keep the act up and jumped from the chair.

Qin Yao couldn’t help but chuckle, "What are you shy about? Stand still, let me check your injuries."

Da Lang quickly retreated a step, his blood-covered face somehow showing a bit of shyness and timidity, speaking quickly: "I’m fine, no need to check."

"Really?" Qin Yao was a bit skeptical.

Da Lang nodded emphatically.

Thinking it over, Qin Yao decided it shouldn’t be a big issue, after all, she had split the wolf’s mouth open, preventing it from biting.

"Alright, then wash up and get some rest, have a good night’s sleep, tomorrow we’ll go over tonight’s battle together."

Qin Yao patted her hands, stood up, and inquired towards the kitchen: "Ah Wang, is the hot water ready?"

"Just about," Ah Wang replied.

Upon discovering his clothes were dirty, Liu Ji immediately went back to the room to fetch clean clothes for himself, stopping by the children’s room, he also grabbed a set for Da Lang.

Now, hearing Ah Wang say the water was ready, he placed clean clothes in the shower room, calling Da Lang over to bathe together.

Since when did Da Lang ever receive such treatment?

Usually, he’s the one taking his younger siblings to wash up, their father never cared, just saying: "As your stepmother said, do your own things."

"Why are you standing there? Don’t you mind the stink?" Seeing his eldest standing motionless in the central room, Liu Ji guessed he might be too tired, so he walked over, grabbed him by the armpit, and lifted him to the shower room.

Da Lang maintained a cool demeanor: "I can do it myself."

Liu Ji grinned, "What’s there to be shy about? Haven’t I seen all about you? I even helped you wipe your bottom when you were little."

Da Lang flushed with embarrassment and anger: "Can you shut up, Dad!"

Standing at the doorway of the central room, Qin Yao watched the playful big and small shadows projected on the shower room window, a slight grin appeared.

She shrugged, walked to the kitchen, took the hot water prepared by Ah Wang and headed to her room to wash off the sweat and blood stains on her body.

Once the family cleaned up, they nestled into the soft cotton quilts, soon falling into a deep sleep.